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Media urged to seek expert opinion from women in all fields

By JT - Feb 16,2017 - Last updated at Feb 16,2017

Al Rai Arabic daily has 28 opinion writers; three of whom are women, according to the Sisterhood Is Global Institute (Photo by Amjad Ghsoun)

AMMAN — A women’s rights advocacy group called on Thursday for more media attention to female experts to ensure a gender-balanced coverage.

Reviewing columnists at Jordanian Arabic dailies — Al Rai, Ad-Dustour, Al Ghad and As Sabeel — the Sisterhood Is Global Institute (SIGI) said the number of female columnists is 8 out of 86, which constitutes only 9.3 per cent.

The names were obtained from the papers’ websites, which do not reflect the exact number, SIGI said in a statement, however, it gives a general idea of women’s participation in leading public opinion.

Among 20 writers at Al Ghad, there are two females, which is the same number at Ad-Dustour, but out of 23 writers, the statement said.

Al Rai has 28 writers; three of whom are women, while As Sabeel has one female columnist out of 15, according to SIGI.

The institute called on media outlets to work towards increasing women’s representation, which will help change the stereotypes against women and empower them to participate in building their communities.

The absence of women as experts and columnists means the absence of half of society’s opinions, said the statement.

SIGI argued that media attention to women and their issues tend to be seasonal, within the coverage of certain events that loses momentum as soon as these special circumstances end.

The institute called on media outlets to speak to female sources when seeking expert opinion in any field, noting that Jordan boasts a wealth of female experts in academia, medicine, engineering, law, diplomacy, legislation, art, business and social work.

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DR SAMUEL IHEMDI (not verified)

Fri, 02/17/2017 - 16:01

WHICH WOMEN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?. JORDANIAN WOMEN OR WOMEN LIVING IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES?. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WOMEN LIVING IN JORDAN AND THOSE LIVING IN THE WEST ACCOUNT FOR MOST OF THE DUMMY VARIABLES THAT SEPERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ALL NATIONS TODAY. WOMEN IN JORDAN DO NOTNEED INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY BUT DO NEED SOCIAL, HUMAN, POLITICAL, CIVIL AND GENDER EQUALITY WHICH WILL REMIND THEM THAT THEIR OPINION AND CONTRIBUTION IS AS GOOD AS THOSE OF THEIR BROTHERS AND HUSBANDS.

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